For Each Of The senses! Flashcards
(26 cards)
What is the term for the ability to perceive the environment through sensory organs?
Sense
What is the sense associated with vision?
Vision
What is the sense associated with hearing?
Audition
What is the sense associated with taste?
Gustation
What is the sense associated with smell?
Olfaction
What is a stimulus?
A change in the environment that can be detected by the senses.
What type of waves are associated with light?
Light waves
What type of waves are associated with sound?
Sound waves
What type of chemicals are soluble in water and can be tasted?
Soluble chemicals
What type of chemicals are volatile and can be smelled?
Volatile chemicals
What are the specialized cells that detect stimuli?
Receptors
What are the photoreceptor cells in the retina?
Rods and cones
What are the sensory cells in the cochlea that detect sound?
Hair cells
What are the sensory structures on the tongue that detect taste?
Taste buds
Where are the taste receptor cells located?
Papillae
Where are olfactory receptors located?
Olfactory epithelium
What is the location of the visual receptors?
Retina
What is the sense organ for vision?
Eye
What is the sense organ for hearing?
Ear
What is the sense organ for taste?
Tongue
What is the sense organ for smell?
Nose
What is the interpretation of sensory information called?
Perception
What does sight allow us to perceive?
Sight, color
What does audition allow us to perceive?
Sound
